BAL HARBOUR: MOONGATE

Bal Harbour: Moon Gates 

Enhancing the sophisticated aesthetic of Bal Harbour Shops and providing an exquisite, memorable experience for all of its visitors, Kwong created a one-of-a-kind landscape art installation called ‘Moongates’ that used plant life as an artistic medium to highlight the surrounding tropical, open-air setting of the retail destination’s center courtyard.

The lush, picturesque gates featured 8 circular floral structures measuring 10 feet wide by 9 feet tall. Filled with thousands of rich red, orange, yellow and gold orchids, the unique interactive floral art installation honored the celebratory nature of the holiday season.

Inspired by a traditional architectural element in the gardens of Chinese emperors and nobility dating back thousands of years, the shape of the gates is richly charged with spiritual meaning, lifting itself from the earth to represent rebirth and renewal.